Table of Contents

1: Wolfgang Merkel, Raj Kollmorgen, and Hans-Jürgen Wagener: Transformation and Transition Research: An Introduction
Section I Theoretical Frameworks
2: Wolfgang Merkel, Julian Brückner, and Hans-Jürgen Wagener: System
3: Stefan Voigt: Institutions
4: Wolfgang Merkel and Hans-Jürgen Wagener: Actors
Section II Research Approaches
5: Raj Kollmorgen: Modernization Theories
6: Julian Brückner: Transition Approaches
7: Julian Brückner: Structuralism
8: Jan Kubik: Cultural Approaches
9: Christoph H. Stefes: Historical Institutionalism and Societal Transformations
10: Malcolm H. Dunn and Joseph P. Ganahl: Development Economics and Transformation Studies
11: Stefan Kolev and Joachim Zweynert: Approaches to Transformation in Economics
12: Frank Bönker: Political Economy Approaches
13: Jürgen Beyer: Political Steering Approach
14: Karl-Dieter Opp: Political Mobilization Approaches
15: Grzegorz Ekiert: Civil Society Approach
16: Raj Kollmorgen and Wolfgang Merkel: Combining Theoretical Approaches
Section III Methods
17: Carsten Q. Schneider: Macro-Qualitative Approaches
18: Bruno Hildenbrand: Micro-Qualitative Research
19: Gert Pickel and Susanne Pickel: Quantitative Methods in Transformation Research
20: Tatjana Thelen: Ethnographic Methods
21: Johannes Angermuller and Raj Kollmorgen: Discourse Approaches
22: Martin Myant and Jan Drahokoupil: Economic Methods
23: Dirk Berg-Schlosser: Comparative Methods in Transformation Research: Political Culture
Section IV Historic Waves and Types of Societal Transformations
24: Raj Kollmorgen: Post-Absolutist Transformations in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
25: Dieter Segert: State-Socialist Transformations in the Twentieth Century
26: Alexander Nützenadel: Transformation in Fascist Interbellum Europe
27: Wolfgang Merkel and Johannes Gerschewski: Democratic Transformations after the Second World War
28: Carsten Herrmann-Pillath: China's Transformations in the Twentieth Century: Economic, Political and Cultural Interdependencies
29: Siegmar Schmidt: Postcolonial Transformations in Africa in the Twentieth Century
30: Naser Ghobadzadeh: Islamist Transformations: From Utopian Vision to Dystopian Reality
31: Peter Thiery: Democratic Transitions in the Late Twentieth Century
32: Raj Kollmorgen: Post-socialist Transformations in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
Section V Spheres
33: John Keane and Wolfgang Merkel: Civil Society
34: Christian Kirchner and David Ehmke: Law
35: Hans-Jürgen Wagener: Economy
Section VI Basic Problems of Transformation
36: Antje Kästner: Autocracy Promotion
37: Anton Sterbling: Collective Identities
38: Astrid Lorenz: Constitution-building
39: Bernhard Weßels: Corporative Actors: Parties, Associations
40: Attila Ágh: Deconsolidation of Democracy in East-Central Europe
41: Aurel Croissant and Wolfgang Merkel: Defective Democracy
42: Julia Leininger: Democracy Promotion
43: Leonardo Morlino: Democratic Consolidation
44: Jürgen Dorbritz: Demographic Transitions
45: Ilyas Saliba and Wolfgang Merkel: Dilemma of Simultaneity
46: Michael Fritsch: Economic Restructuring
47: Andreas Schedler: Elections and Transformation
48: Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser: Elites
49: Vera Trappmann: External Transformation Anchors
50: Hans-Dieter Klingemann: Founding Elections
51: Silke Roth and Charlie Walker: Gender Relations
52: Aurel Croissant: Historical Legacies
53: Alexander Schmotz: Hybrid Regimes
54: Hans-Jürgen Wagener: Institutional Transfer
55: Herman W. Hoen: Internationalization
56: Katharina Pistor: Legal Systems and Economic Development
57: Daniel Lambach: Legitimacy
58: László Csaba: Liberalization
59: Marek Dabrowski: Macroeconomic Stabilization
60: Barbara Thomaß: Mass Media
61: Sonja Grimm: Military Intervention
62: Hubert Gabrisch: Monetary Transformation
63: Saara Inkinen: Parties as Agents of Transition
64: Wolfgang Merkel and Lea Heyne: Phases of Transformation
65: Detlef Pollack: Political Culture
66: Dag Tanneberg: Political Repression
67: Bruno Dallago and Chiara Guglielmetti: Privatization
68: Thomas Apolte: Property Rights
69: Hans-Joachim Lauth: Regime Diffusion
70: Hans-Joachim Bürkner: Regional Disparities
71: Detlef Pollack: Religious Change
72: Anne van Aaken: Rule of Law and Statehood
73: Kenneth Newton: Social Capital
74: Raj Kollmorgen: Social Inequalities
75: Katharina Müller: Social Security
76: Timm Beichelt: Stateness
77: Vladimir Popov: Strategies of Economic Transformation
78: Jan Fidrmuc: Transformation Crises
79: Brigitte Weiffen: Transitional Justice
80: Bernhard Weßels: Value Change

About the Author

Wolfgang Merkel, Director of the research unit 'Democracy and Democratization', WZB Berlin Social Science Center and Professor of Political Science at Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, , Raj Kollmorgen, Professor of Sociology and Management of Social Change, University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Gorlitz, Hans-Jurgen Wagener, Professor Emeritus, European University Viadrina Frankfurt/Oder and Rijksuniversiteit Groningen